Withdrawal of the Accepted Nomination

(1) National minority organisations which proposed the accepted nominations may withdraw the nomination in the manner provided for in their articles of association or in a special decision issued on the basis of their articles of association, within 24 hours after the competent electoral commission publishes the nomination.
(2) The withdrawal decision shall be sent in writing to the competent electoral commission within the time frame provided in paragraph 1 of this Article.
(3) The candidate for the national minority representative proposed by a national minority organisation may withdraw from their nomination within the time frame provided in paragraph 1 of this Article, with a written approval from the national minority organisation.
(4) The decision on the withdrawal of the accepted nomination of a candidate for the national minority representative, proposed by the members of the national minority – voters, shall be issued by the candidate through a written statement notarised by a notary public or the competent electoral commission.
(5) The nomination withdrawal decision shall be sent in writing to the competent electoral commission within the time frame provided in paragraph 1 of this Article.